Are you ready for prolific Japanese auteur Takashi Miike‘s latest, FIRST LOVE? This film is Miike (the mastermind behind AUDITION, ICHI THE KILLER, BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL, and about 100 other titles) at his most fun and anarchic, a noir-tinged yakuza film blending genres in the story of a young boxer and a call girl, … Read more
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Matthew Broderick stars in one of John Hughes‘ hands-down best, FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF. A cinematic touchstone for 80s kids (and pretty much every kid who’s come after), the film is as fresh and funny today … Read more
A cult classic from director John Waters, FEMALE TROUBLE follows the trials and tribulations of Dawn Davenport (played to perfection by Waters’ muse and frequent collaborator, Divine). Her life is ruined when her parents refuse to get her a pair of ‘Cha-Cha heels’ for Christmas. Who could imagine that this simple act of parental power … Read more
“I hate you, I hate this house, and I hate Christmas!” In celebration of filmmaker and legendary raconteur John Waters‘ recent live performances at the Rio Theatre, we thought it was only fitting to filth up our seasonal programming with the second film in the “Pope of Trash’s” so-called “Trash Trilogy,” 1974’s FEMALE TROUBLE, his … Read more
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on July 5 with one of the most requested titles we get from our audience of cinephiles, Terry Gilliam‘s gonzo trip-fest FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS. Only visionary director Gilliam (BRAZIL, TWELVE MONKEYS) could manage to make Hunter S. Thompson’s seminal classic, a psychedelic fever … Read more
Canadian Premiere Jim Jarmusch is a master of short form cinema, evidenced not only by the diner compendium Coffee and Cigarettes, but in his early films Down by Law, Mystery Train, and Night on Earth, each of which wrapped simple vignettes into a pungent narrative bouquet. So it seems fitting that the erstwhile Young Turk … Read more
Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center of the film is held … Read more
“All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I’m fine.” Based on 22-year-old Cameron Crowe‘s undercover exposé on life in a Southern California public high school, director Amy Heckerling’s groundbreaking ensemble comedy drama is a cinematic pop-culture juggernaut, notable for being alternately poignant and funny as it chronicles various episodes from the … Read more
“That was pure wild animal craziness.” Based on the beloved children’s book ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox‘ by Roald Dahl, director Wes Anderson‘s animated adaptation is a delightfully charming and completely entertaining tale of an urbane fox (“vulpus vulpus”) who returns to his former farm-raiding ways and helps his community of animal friends survive the local farmers’ … Read more
FALLEN LEAVES tells the story of two lonely people (Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen) who meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the first, only, and ultimate love of their lives. “A quirky tale of star-crossed lovers, ‘Fallen Leaves’ is a life-affirming gem from Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki.” (Rotten … Read more
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